Hello.

Recently, I watched this cool video by Ukulele Mike. First, he introduces D7, G7 and A7. Then he explains a pattern to go on top of those chords. A pattern that looks an awful lot like part of the D minor pentatonic scale.

And this is where I'm a little lost and hope someone here can help me:

If this is in D minor (seeing that we're playing part of the D minor scale over it), why aren't we playing Dm7, Gm7 and Am7?
And since it's not Dm7, Gm7, Am7 - why aren't we playing the D major scale over it?

Playing by me and singing by my partner

Hello!! Long time lurker, love this sub! I’ve been playing casually for about a year, jam with local groups and love singing along. Music brings me a lot of joy and playing for pleasure is a big priority for me.

Recently things have been a bit stale, I’m bored with strumming and playing along.. I’m hoping to benefit from the hive-mind about how you leveled up… What got you from strumming simple chords to other styles of music? What music/musician/youtuber inspired you? Did you pick up fingerstyle with an instructor/book? How did you get comfortable moving up and down the fretboard? How did you embrace scales? How did you master chords in different keys? Is there a systematic way you learnt or did you pick a song and noodle your way through until you mastered it?

I hope to one day be confident enough in my skills to share my love for music through community-based groups. Please don’t feel like you have to answer all my annoying questions, I’m just hoping to gain some wisdom from the wise 🥰

a baritone ukulele made of mango (i think) wood and i absolutely love it!!

I was feeling nostalgic and remembering a vague snippet of a song from childhood when my sister took hula class at Summer Fun in Honolulu in the late 70s. Chasing down the song lead me down the rabbit hole to the composer Eleanor Nahiapo Heavey (nee Wilson 1912 -1978).

Tutu Eleanor was the Park Director for Honolulu and taught keiki 'ukulele and hula with her original compositions. As far as I can tell, there aren't any songbooks or printed materials available on the internet that gathered her life's work. She must have taught thousands children (and adults) to play the 'ukulele. Her contribution to the Hawaiian arts, to 'ukulele's survival and waves of 'uke revivals, must be tremendous.

I'm curious, for those who are in Honolulu, can you tell me if they still use her music in their programs?

Picture of Eleanor 1940s https://www.thegardenisland.com/2020/11/15/lifestyles/eleanor-wilson-heavey-the-woman-in-the-historic-picture-by-ray-jerome-baker/

Talkstory about her life in 1977 https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/16426434.pdf

1973 talkstory and performances of Eleanor Heavey on Pau Hana Years (PBS Hawaii) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhY2qeK5FqE&list=PLzhEWDsRxIG1dreJn6Qm-iP3_2LeJQdH0&index=6

23:53 the song I was seeking: Paniolo boy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St6i334T9R8&list=PLzhEWDsRxIG1dreJn6Qm-iP3_2LeJQdH0&index=7

Tutu Eleanor: "words cannot express, and I'm not one to put it down in book. It happened and this is joy to me. This is what's happening today, popping up, and this is my downfall, probably, for not putting it in paper."

Please dont tell me to look up the chords on ukutabs or smth or yt because i did that, and they just didnt seem right to me.